What was found
DURING A DAILY INSPECTION, THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNT FITTING WAS DISCOVERED CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- March 23, 2009
- Submitted
- March 23, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N527MB
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A4
- Aircraft serial
- 7103
- Aircraft time
- 12,471 hours, 38,675 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 1053040212
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Component
- Tailboom · Bolkms
- Component part number
- 11730052
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.